Providing Pasifika perspectives on how law, policy and practices can support Pasifika in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Improving Pasifika Legal Education Project aims to increase the number of Pasifika students enrolling and graduating with Law degrees by systematically removing the barriers to success.

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Pasifika Law Education Research team welcome video

About the project 

Welcome from Hon. Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban

Pacific people are New Zealand’s fastest growing youth population and we want to see more of them studying law and entering the legal profession.

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Project launch

The Minister for Pacific Peoples, Hon. Aupito William Sio, spoke at the launch of the Pasifika Legal Education Project.

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Victoria law students take part in an inter-university mooting competition.

Research themes

At the core of the project is research on themes of Equity, Belonging, and Authority and Power.
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Talanoa (conversations)

Find out about Talanoa as a research methodology, discover where to participate in virtual Talanoa, and watch past Talanoa.
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Meet the team

This project is led by the Improving Pasifika Legal Education Project team, based at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Law School.